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contacting vendor directly?
Hiya I'm just wondering what the protocol is when wanting to contact the vendor directly? I just feel that we are having to fight our way though EA and solicitor issues (I'm buying my first flat and things have been very slow for various reasons) and would quite like to have a chat with the vendor face-to-face. I obviously…
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Maths of Buy to Let
Own 1 bed flat valued at 100,000 Mortgage remaining 40,000 (so approx 60,000 equity). Want to buy 3 bedroom for 230,000 Have around 30,000 in savings (would need to cover legal fees from this) There are a lot of 1 beds on the market just now and not much selling. There are some flats in our building rented and seem to be…
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Ball Park Figures?
OK - 1950's 3 bed semi wimpeys house in need of modernistion. (Assuming everything structural is ok) As an estimation do you reckon the following costings would suffice (bearing in mind i like to air on the side of caution) Full (maybe partial if i'm lucky) rewire (including plastering etc if needed) £5,000 Complete CH…
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Between exchange and completion - just found out no keys for window locks
Do I have to just suck this up and pay for new locks? Sounds daft, but I presumed the vendor would have the keys to the window locks, now he's saying the previous tennant left them at the flat that's vacant possession, but the EA says there are no keys for the window locks inteh flat. We exchanged last Fri, we complete…
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Vendors dragging their heels - some advice to push them along??
Any advice? We have sold our house to first time buyers who are keen to move ASAP. We have bought a house whose owners told us they will be moving into a rental. Lovely, nice and straightforward so we thought. However, myself and our buyer are now ready to go. Last Friday our solicitor proposed an exchange date for this…
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SPanish Repossessions
Hi, does anyone know of any reputable sites offering repossessed Spanish property at sensible prices? A lot of the ones I've found seem to have high prices compared to those I consider to be accurate. I just wondered if anyone had experience of any agencies they could recommend.
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Time scale for disputing deductions from deposit (property rented pre-April 2006)
Dear all, I've recently had a tenancy end rather acrimoniously. The tenant moved in before the tenancy deposit scheme (and I hadn't changed her contract at all so hadn't protected it) and at the end of the tenancy, left the property dirty and damaged. We had a tenancy agreement and a jointly signed inventory at the start…
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Woolwoch refusing mortgage on ex council house due to..
Corrosion of the reinforcement steel. Can anyone shed light on what this is and if I find another lender would it be worth while goping ahead with purchase?? We have set our minds on this house and now we are back at square one again ahhhhhhh
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How much notice to evict tenants
I have an assured shorthold tenancy agreement with My current tenants, the 6mths term has expired and they are on a rolling mth by mth contract. They have not paid there rent for 3 mths, if I issue them with a section 21 notice what would be the minimum notice period i would have to give for them to be evicted
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Background checks for new tenant
Can anyone advise me of the essential background checks that an estate agent should carry out on a prospective tenant? We are re-marketing our flat and our original tenant was okay but did cause a noise nuisance. Obviously no financial checks are going to reveal if a person will cause problems like this and I'm aware that…
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Would you sell without an EA?
Something I'm mulling over and thought I'd ask for a learned opinion from the congregation! There's a number of sites now where you can advertise your property for sale and so cut out the middle man (aka Estate Agent). I just wonder if this is a good idea? I've often wondered if they are worth the money as I've never been…
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Dangerous rented property and need advice!
Hi there! I'm after some advice as to where I stand and if I have my landlord by the balls. I live in a 3 storey cottage where the ground floor is mostly underground and is my office/living area. The last 8 months it has had flooding issues due to leaking in rain water (it constantly had pools of water raising up from the…
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Have probate but need to know what to do to transfer property.
I'm not sure if this is the appropriate board so would welcome the mods shifting it if required. I was recently granted probate for my father's estate and have been browsing the land registry to see what needs doing to transfer his house to the next of kin(me). I want to cut down on solicitor fees if possible and do it…
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New build negotiation tips please?
Hi all, I have used these forums many times in the past for information and have found them invaluable, but have never had the need to post myself. My girlfriend and I are looking at buying a new build property using the FirstBuy scheme. I am seeking advice on how to get the best deal both in sale price and added extras.…
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Estate agent's fee?
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Suing LL - Waiting for court date.
Hi everyone. Just wanted to see if anybody could give me some advice towards suing my LL. Im suing for £3000 for property that was witheld by LL The reason he kept the property is because I couldnt live there due to no gas & electric. The reason there was no gas and electric was his fault. He owed a supplier £600 on each -…
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FTB: I have been gazumped :(
I am a first time buyer who has been saving up for years. I recently had an offer accepted on a house. I viewed the house twice, both times with the seller who seemed very nice. They did mention they had tried to sell the house privately but that sale had fallen through as the buyer could not get a mortgage. They did not…
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Starting renovation after exchange?
Hi there, I am looking to buy a house that needs some renovation work (new kitchen diner & bathroom). We also have a young lad, and are expecting a 2nd at Xmas. I was wondering if theoeretically we would be able to start renvoation work in the property after exchange, but before completion - with a view to minimising the…
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Argh. First time buyer frustration
I'm a FTB. We have got to the stage whereby i have my mortgage offer in advance and everything is in the hands of the solicitors. I was told initially by the vendor that it was 'chain free' as in, although she was looking to buy something else, she would move to rented accommadation if she had to if my purchase came though…
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Deposit protection service-anyone had problems with them?
Hi everyone I am a 'hobby' landlord. We recently had to go through the deposit protection service to try to settle a dispute between us and the tenant. Although we were awarded some money, we have been left significantly out of pocket by their out of touch views on how much things cost these days. They also did not take…
